CD30在EBV阳性弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤中的表达及其预后意义北大核心

目的:探讨CD30在EBV阳性弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤(EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,EBV+DLBCL)中的表达及预后意义。方法:回顾性分析322例DLBCL中EBV+DLBCL与EBV-DLBCL病例临床病理参数之间的关系,以及CD30在EBV+DLBCL中的表达及预后意义。结果:CD30在EBV+DLBCL病例中的表达多于EBV-DLBCL病例(P=0.002);EBV-DLBCL中双表达的病例多于EBV+DLBCL(P=0.044);在63例EBV+DLBCL中,CD30阳性表达多见于B症状患者(P=0.015);另外有2例EBV+DLBCL病例出现BCL6基因重排。随访139例患者中,共表达CD30和EBER的患者预后较差(P=0.002);在EBV+DLBCL中,CD30阳性提示预后更差(P=0.028)。结论:CD30在EBV+DLBCL病例中具有较高的表达率,且与患者不良预后相关,进一步为靶向药物的使用提供理论依据。     

弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤预后研究进展

弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)是最常见的非霍奇金淋巴瘤,具有高度异质性,高危患者预后差.如何更好地对DLBCL患者进行危险分层并早期识别高危患者是第58届美国血液学会(ASH)年会的一大热点.国际预后指数(IPI)作为经典的预后评分系统,在利妥昔单抗时代,其地位不断受到挑战,有多种新的预后评分系统被提出.分子生物学标记、基因突变在DLBCL的发生、发展中起重要作用,其预后价值备受关注.一些特殊DLBCL,如原发乳腺DLBCL、血管内大B细胞淋巴瘤、滤泡转化DLBCL以及复发难治DLBCL的预后也在该届年会上受到关注.     

Prognostic value of GST-pi expression in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.

Among mechanisms potentially involved in resistance to alkylating agents and anthracyclines, the glutathione system has been extensively studied in vitro. We analyzed by immunohistochemistry the relation between glutathione s-transferase pi (GST-pi) expression in tumor cells and outcome in 69 cases of diffuse large B-cell NHL (DLBCL). GST-pi expression was considered as low when <50% of tumor cells were stained and high when >/=50% tumor cells were stained. Median follow-up was 58 months. GST-pi expression was correlated with the probability of achieving complete remission (CR). Patients with high GST-pi expression had a worse 5-year freedom from progression (FFP). High GST-pi expression was associated with a trend for lower survival. In the group of patients with International Prognostic Index (IPI) 0-1, low GST-pi expression was associated with a CR rate of 88%, a 5-year FFP of 76+/-20% and a 5-year survival of 78+/-16% compared to 36, 14+/-16 and 40+/-32%, respectively, in patients with a high GST-pi expression (P=0.002, P&<10(-5) and P=0.01, respectively). No correlation was found between GST-pi expression and lactico deshydrogenase serum level, age, Ann Arbor stage, performance status, and IPI index. Both GST-pi expression and the IPI index correlated with FFP. After incorporating IPI and GST-pi expression in a multivariate analysis for FFP, GST-p expression remained the only prognostic factor (P=0.003). Our findings suggest that GST-pi expression had strong prognostic significance in DLBCL, which appears to be independent of other prognostic parameters in those disorders.     

弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤survivin和caspase-3表达的临床意义

目的探讨弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤survivin、caspase-3表达与临床预后的关系。方法收集1997年至2000年间初治弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤94例,用免疫组化SP法检测其survivin、caspase-3表达情况。应用SPSS10．0软件进行生存分析,并对各临床指标与预后的关系进行单因素和多因素分析。结果94例弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤的survivin和caspase-3阳性表达率分别为68．1％和76．6％,其表达与国际预后指数（IPI）显著相关（P〈0．05）。survivin和caspase-3表达阳性患者的复发率高,survivin阳性患者的5年生存率（31．3％）明显低于survivin表达阴性患者（64．0％,P〈0．05）。多因素分析显示,survivin表达是弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤的独立预后指标。结论survivin和caspase-3可作为弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤的疗效和预后指标,与IPI结合可在早期筛选出常规治疗预后不良的病例,有助于指导临床治疗,改善预后。     

新疆维吾尔自治区汉族与维吾尔族老年人EB病毒阳性弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤临床病理分析

目的 分析新疆维吾尔自治区汉族、维吾尔族老年人EB病毒(EBV)阳性弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)的临床特征及预后影响因素.方法 回顾性分析新疆维吾尔自治区人民医院病理科250例DLBCL患者中EBV阳性患者的临床资料,应用免疫组织化学技术和原位杂交方法分别进行组织学分型和EBV检测.结果 250例DLBCL患者中,EBV阳性DLBCL老年患者36例(年龄≥60岁28例),其中汉族21例,维吾尔族15例,男女比为2:1;结内病变23例,结外13例.Ann Arbor分期中Ⅰ、Ⅱ期7例,Ⅲ、Ⅳ期29例;血清乳酸脱氢酶升高30例,国际预后指数中-高危险度22例.组织形态学观察:淋巴结及结外组织正常结构破坏,炎性背景中可见弥漫浸润的中心母细胞、免疫母细胞及R-S样巨细胞.免疫组织化学分析:CD20/CD79a强阳性,Ki-67高表达.依据CD10、bcl-6、Mum-1进行组织学分型,非生发中心型31例.新疆维吾尔自治区汉族、维吾尔族老年人EBV阳性DLBCL的年龄和发病部位差异具有统计学意义(P＜0.05),其余临床指标及组织学分型差异均无统计学意义(P＞0.05).结论 新疆维吾尔自治区汉族、维吾尔族老年人EBV阳性DLBCL发病率低,具有DLBCL独特的临床病理亚型,预后不良,且发病与EBV有一定关系.     

A nomogram prognostic index for risk-stratification in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the rituximab era: a multi-institutional cohort study

Background We aimed to establish a predictive prognostic risk-stratification model for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in the rituximab era.Methods The data of 1406 primary DLBCL patients from the Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center were analysed to establish a nomogram prognostic index (NPI) model for predicting overall survival (OS) based on pre-treatment indicators. An independent cohort of 954 DLBCL patients from three other hospitals was used for external validation.Results Age, performance status, stage, lactate dehydrogenase, number of extranodal sites, BCL2, CD5 expression, B symptoms and absolute lymphocyte and monocyte count were the main factors of the NPI model and could stratify the patients into four distinct categories based on their predicted OS. The calibration curve demonstrated satisfactory agreement between the predicted and actual 5-year OS of the patients. The concordance index of the NPI model (0.794) was higher than the IPI (0.759) and NCCN-IPI (0.750), and similar results were obtained upon external validation. For CD5 + DLBCL patients, systemic treatment with high-dose methotrexate was associated with superior OS compared to R-CHOP-based immunochemotherapy alone.Conclusions We established and validated an accurate prediction model, which performed better than IPI and NCCN-IPI for prognostic stratification of DLBCL patients.Subject terms: B-cell lymphoma, Cancer models     

Immunophenotype as prognostic factor for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in patients undergoing clinical risk-adapted therapy.

BACKGROUND: For patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the International Prognostic Index (IPI) predicts the likelihood for cure with chemotherapy. Biological parameters, including expression of Bcl-6, Bcl-2, CD10, major histocompatibility complex class II, and categorization as germinal center (GC) type have been described as IPI-independent prognostic factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Biological parameters were evaluated retrospectively by immunohistochemistry in 60 consecutive DLBCL patients of the prerituximab era. Forty-one of 60 patients underwent a risk-adapted treatment strategy including autologous stem-cell transplantation for high-risk patients (age-adjusted IPI = 2-3; slow response to chemotherapy). RESULTS: Bcl-6 expression was associated with superior overall survival (OS) independently of the IPI. Inferior progression-free survival (PFS) was independently correlated with high expression of Bcl-2 and low positivity for HLA-DR and CD10. Distinction into GC and non-GC DLBCL on the basis of Bcl-6, CD10, and IRF-4 expression had no independent prognostic value. Within the risk-adapted treatment strategy, only HLA-DR retained a prognostic impact on OS (P = 0.0058) and PFS (P = 0.0002). CONCLUSIONS: In 60 patients with DLBCL treated with risk-adapted therapy, immunohistochemical subcategorization of DLBCL into GC and non-GC type has little clinical value. The IPI-associated risk appears to be mitigated by intensified upfront therapy. Low HLA-DR expression is associated with poor outcome after intensified upfront therapy. Therefore, additional treatment modalities appear to be required.     

长链非编码RNA BCAR4在弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤患者中的表达及其临床意义

目的探讨长链非编码RNA(LncRNA)BCAR4在弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤(DLBCL)患者中的表达及其临床意义。方法以90例DLBCL患者为观察组,以同期90例淋巴反应性增生(RLH)患者为对照组。采用实时荧光定量PCR(QRT-PCR)检测2组血液LncRNA BCAR4含量,并分析其与DLBCL病理特征及患者预后的关系。结果DLBCL患者血清BCAR4表达水平(4.25±0.23)明显高于RLH患者(1.12±0.07)(P<0.05)。肿瘤较大、分期较高、存在B症状、国际预后指数(IPI)较高的DLBCL患者LncRNA BCAR4表达水平明显更高(P<0.05);高表达lncRNA BCAR4的DLBCL患者中位无进展生存时间(16.15±2.24个月)显著短于低表达者(33.06±3.22个月)(P<0.05)。多因素Cox回归分析显示,高表达的lncRNA BCAR4与高IPI指数是DLBCL患者预后不良的独立危险因素(P<0.05)。结论lncRNA BCAR4在DLBCL患者中表达水平较高,并与患者的肿瘤大小、分期、是否存在B症状、IPI指数及预后有关。     

Gene expression-based risk score in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and displays heterogeneous clinical and molecular characteristics. In this study, high throughput gene expression profiling of DLBCL tumor samples was used to design a 12-gene expression&ndash;based risk score (GERS) predictive for patient''s overall survival. GERS allowed identifying a high-risk group comprising 46,4% of the DLBCL patients in two independent cohorts (n=414 and n=69). GERS was shown to be an independent predictor of survival when compared to the previously published prognostic factors, including the International Prognostic Index (IPI). GERS displayed a prognostic value in germinal-center B-cell&ndash;like subgroup (GCB) and activated B cell&ndash;like (ABC) molecular subgroups of patients as well as in DLBCL patients treated with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) or Rituximab-CHOP (R-CHOP) regimens. Combination of GERS and IPI lead to a potent prognostic classification of DLBCL patients. Finally, a genomic instability gene signature was highlighted in gene expression profiles of patients belonging to the high-risk GERS-defined group.     

Prognosis of localized diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in younger patients

BACKGROUND: The International Prognostic Index (IPI) is widely used as a predictive model in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients of all ages and stages. To determine the optimal IPI-based prognostic system at the time of diagnosis in younger patients with limited-stage DLBCL, the authors evaluated the age-adjusted IPI and the recently proposed stage-adjusted IPI, and constructed an IPI-based model adjusted for both age and stage. METHODS: From the population-based LYFO registry of the Danish Lymphoma Group, 233 patients not older than 60 years with Stage I-II DLBCL treated with anthracycline-based chemotherapy with or without involved-field irradiation were identified. The primary endpoint of analysis was overall survival. RESULTS: At the end of the observation period, 151 patients were alive with a median follow-up time of 8.3 years. All the variables in the age-adjusted and the stage-adjusted IPI had major prognostic significance (P < or = 0.0001). Log-rank analyses of survival showed highly significant differences between the subgroups in each model (P < 0.0001); however, the stage-adjusted IPI was more powerful (chi-square test = 44.99) than the age-adjusted IPI (chi-square test = 36.27). By using the median age of the cohort (50 years) as a cutoff point, age was found to be a strong prognostic factor (P = 0.0036). An age-/stage-adjusted IPI was constructed, the predictive power of which was equal to the stage-adjusted IPI (chi-square test = 44.16) but with different distribution of patients between the risk groups, making the proposed model better suited to identify poor-risk patients. CONCLUSIONS: The data from the current study suggest that the proposed age-/stage-adjusted IPI is the superior IPI-based model in predicting outcome in younger patients with localized DLBCL.     

Epstein-barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the elderly: what we know so far

Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV-positive) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the elderly is a newly described lymphoproliferative disorder recently included as a "provisional" entity in the most current WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. The objective of this review is to provide a thorough and current summary of the existing knowledge of this subtype of DLBCL. We will review and discuss the incidence of EBV expression in DLBCL, the pathogenesis behind EBV-driven malignant transformation of B cells, the different EBV latency patterns associated with DLBCL, the distinct pathologic characteristics of EBV-positive DLBCL, the potential predictive and prognostic value of EBV tumoral status in patients with DLBCL, and potential strategies for the treatment of this rare entity, which is characterized by a suboptimal response to therapy and poor survival rate.     

A modified prognostic model in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with immunochemotherapy

In the era of immunochemotherapy, the traditional international prognostic index (IPI) has partially lost its predictive value in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network-IPI (NCCN-IPI) is unable to effectively identify high-risk patients. Thus, the present study aimed to develop a modified prognostic model (M-PM) to identify high-risk patients that require aggressive treatment. The present study included 169 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL treated with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (RCHOP) or RCHOP-like regimens, between 2011–2017. The results demonstrated that the risk discrimination was improved in the NCCN-IPI compared with the IPI, and patients were divided into four risk groups with a 5-year overall survival rate of 93.8, 76.5, 54.3 and 39.4%, respectively. However, the NCCN-IPI failed to identify the high-risk DLBCL population. The newly developed M-PM presented here included four parameters: Age (≥65 years), an elevated lactate dehydrogenase level, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score ≥2 and total metabolic tumor volume ≥300 cm³. The M-PM also divided patients into four risk groups that comprised 40.8, 23.1, 26.0 and 10.1% of the patients, and the 5-year survival rates of these groups were 92.4, 70.6, 52.3 and 24.5%, respectively. Taken together, the results of the present study demonstrated that the M-PM was more accurate compared with the IPI and the NCCN-IPI, which served as an effective tool for identifying patients with DLBCL at high risk of an adverse prognosis.     

白蛋白与纤维蛋白原的比值预测弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤患者预后的价值

目的:探讨血清白蛋白（albumin，ALB）与血浆纤维蛋白原（fibrinogen，FIB）的比值（ALB to FIB ratio，AFR）对弥漫大B细胞淋巴瘤（diffuse large B-cell lymphoma，DLBCL)患者预后的影响。方法:选择我院2015-04-17至2022-03-18确诊的DLBCL病例59例，收集所有患者首次化疗前1周内的血清ALB值、血浆FIB值，计算出AFR。应用生存分析研究AFR对DLBCL患者无进展生存率(progression free survival，PFS)的影响。应用受试者工作特征曲线(receiver operating characteristic curve,ROC)下的面积（area under the ROC curve,AUC）来评估各模型对DLBCL患者预后预测能力的大小。结果:AFR范围3.87～20.13，中位数11.16。AFR与IPI、Ann Arbor分期、结外侵犯数以及B症状密切相关。Kaplan-Meier生存分析提示，AFR增高时，DLBCL患者的PFS显著提高（P＜0.001），2年累积PFS与低AFR组患者相比提高了73.0%。Cox单因素分析提示，低AFR的DLBCL患者发生肿瘤进展或死亡的风险显著增加（P=0.002）；多因素分析提示，AFR是影响DLBCL患者PFS的独立因素（P=0.004）。国际预后指数（international prognostic index，IPI）和IPI联合AFR两种模型判断DLBCL患者PFS的AUC值分别为0.778（95%CI 0.659～0.897,P＜0.001）和0.829（95%CI 0.723～0.935,P＜0.001）。结论:AFR是判断DLBCL患者PFS的独立预测因子，IPI联合AFR能够更好地判断DLBCL患者的预后。     

EphA2蛋白在弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤中的表达及其临床意义

目的 探讨EphA2蛋白在弥漫性大B细胞淋巴瘤（DLBCL）中的表达情况及其与临床病理特征和预后的关系。方法 采用免疫组化EnVision法检测72例DLBCL及10例正常淋巴结组织中EphA2蛋白的表达情况,分析DLBCL组织中EphA2蛋白表达与性别、年龄、分期、B症状、乳酸脱氢酶（LDH）、国际预后指数（IPI）及病理分型等临床病理特征的关系,随访DLBCL患者的生存情况并分析中位生存期（OS）和无进展生存期（PFS）,同时采用Cox多因素分析影响预后的独立因素。结果 DLBCL组织中EphA2蛋白的阳性表达率为58.3％（42／72）,高于正常淋巴结组织的20.0％（2／10）,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）;EphA2蛋白表达与分期、病理分型有关,而与性别、年龄、B症状、LDH和IPI均无关（P＞0.05）。全组的中位PFS和OS分别为15.5和22.0个月, LDH是影响PFS和OS的独立预后因素,IPI仅是影响PFS的独立预后因素,分期、EphA2蛋白表达均是影响OS的独立预后因素（P＜0.05）。结论 EphA2蛋白在DLBCL中高表达,其表达与分期、病理分型有关,EphA2阳性表达提示预后不佳。     

Age-related EBV-associated B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders constitute a distinct clinicopathologic group: a study of 96 patients.

PURPOSE: We have recently reported EBV+ B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) occurring predominantly in elderly patients, which shared features of EBV+ B-cell neoplasms arising in the immunologically deteriorated patients despite no predisposing immunodeficiency and were named as senile or age-related EBV+ B-cell LPDs. To further characterize this disease, age-related EBV+ B-cell LPDs were compared with EBV-negative diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Among 1,792 large B-cell LPD cases, 96 EBV+ cases with available clinical data set were enrolled for the present study. For the control group, 107 patients aged over 40 years with EBV-negative DLBCL were selected. We compared clinicopathologic data between two groups and determined prognostic factors by univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Patients with age-related EBV+ B-cell LPDs showed a higher age distribution and aggressive clinical features or parameters than EBV-negative DLBCLs: 44% with performance status >1, 58% with serum lactate dehydrogenase level higher than normal, 49% with B symptoms, and higher involvement of skin and lung. Overall survival was thus significantly inferior in age-related EBV+ group than in DLBCLs. Univariate and multivariate analyses further identified two factors, B symptoms and age older than 70 years, independently predictive for survival. A prognostic model using these two variables well defined three risk groups: low risk (no adverse factors), intermediate risk (one factor), and high risk (two factors). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that age-related EBV+ B-cell LPDs constitute a distinct group, and innovative therapeutic strategies such as EBV-targeted T-cell therapy should be developed for this uncommon disease.     

International prognostic index-based outcomes for diffuse large B-cell lymphomas

BACKGROUND: We present the results of doxorubicin-based chemotherapy with or without involved-field radiotherapy for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) according to the international prognostic index (IPI). METHODS: From September 1988 through December 1996, 294 patients with Stage I-IV Working Formulation large B-cell or T-cell lymphomas were treated prospectively on two protocols at our center. Diagnoses were reclassified subsequently according to the new World Health Organization classification. Two-hundred and twenty-four patients had DLBCL, including 24 patients with primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. Treatment consisted of a median of six cycles of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy with or without involved-field radiotherapy (median dose, 39.6 Gy). RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: The median length of follow-up among surviving patients was 5.0 years. Patient subgroups differed from each other in terms of progression-free (P = 0.003), cause-specific (P = 0.003), and overall (P = 0.001) survival rates when analyzed by IPI. Five-year progression-free, cause-specific, and overall survival rates for 212 patients with an IPI of 0-2 were 73%, 84%, and 82%, respectively, versus only 37%, 33%, and 32% for 12 patients with an IPI of 3-4. To improve our results, we are conducting clinical trials with young DLBCL patients and with patients who are older than 60 years. The young DLBCL patients, who have more than two adverse prognostic features, are receiving high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue. The patients who are older than 60 years, regardless of IPI, are receiving rituximab immunotherapy and liposomal CHOP chemotherapy with or without involved-field radiotherapy.     

EB病毒阳性的胃弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤特点及预后

目的:探讨EB病毒阳性患者的胃弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤（diffuse large B-celllymphoma,DLBCL ）病理学特点及预后。方法:回顾性分析北京大学基础医学院病理学系2009年1 月至2015年1 月75例胃弥漫大B 细胞淋巴瘤患者的临床资料,15例EB病毒（Epstein-Barr virus,EBV ）阳性者为病例组,60例EBV 阴性者为对照组,采用免疫组织化学法和EB病毒RNA 探针原位杂交法检测Bcl- 2、c-myc 蛋白表达及EBV-EBER 情况,分析EBV 阳性的胃DLBCL 患者的病理学特点及预后。结果:EBV 阳性组在临床表现、年龄、性别、起源、细胞形态等方面与EBV 阴性组相比,差异无统计学意义（P > 0.05）;在Bcl- 2、c-myc 蛋白表达方面,EBV 阳性组与EBV 阴性组相比,差异无统计学意义（P > 0.05）;R-CHOP 方案治疗下,EBV 阳性组与EBV 阴性组相比,中位总生存期（median overallsurvival,OS）分别为15.1 个月和31.4 个月,差异具有统计学意义（P = 0.01）。 结论:发生于胃DLBCL 患者中,EB病毒感染对临床表现、瘤细胞的起源、形态、蛋白表达等方面无明显影响;EB病毒阳性的DLBCL 患者并不局限于老年人;R-CHOP 治疗下EB病毒阳性患者的预后比EB病毒阴性的患者预后差。      

High expression of cell division cycle 7 protein correlates with poor prognosis in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of lymphoma. According to the clinical risk factors and biological heterogeneity, clinical outcome of DLBCL is extremely various, with 5-year survival rates between 30 and 80?%. Although the International Prognostic Index (IPI) remains the primary clinical tool used to predict outcome for patients with DLBCL, notable variability in outcome is still observed within the same IPI score. The cell division cycle 7 (CDC7) is a serine?Cthreonine kinase, which is required to initiate DNA replication. Study showed that high expression of CDC7 was correlated with poor prognosis in patients with DLBCL. Whether CDC7 is an independent prognostic factor for DLBCL remains debatable. We studied the expression of CDC7 protein in 60 Chinese DLBCL patients with immunohistochemical analysis, 34 patients (56.7?%) categorized as low CDC7 expression and 26 patients (43.3?%) as high CDC7 expression. The median survival time of patients with low CDC7 expression was not achieved and that of high expression was 9?months (P?=?0.027). A multivariate analysis showed that IPI score and Ann Arbor stage were independent prognostic factors in relation to patients?? OS (P?<?0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that CDC7 expression level was positively correlated with IPI score and Ann Arbor stage (P?<?0.001). The results suggest that CDC7 expression level in combination with IPI score and Ann Arbor stage can be specific prognostic factors for DLBCL patients. CDC7 could also be a potential therapeutic target in DLBCL, especially for ABC-DLBCL.     

Clinical features,survival and prognostic factors of primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Objective： To assess the clinical features, survival and prognostic factors of primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma （DLBCL）. Methods： A retrospective study of 37 patients with primary testicular DLBCL was carried out from November 2003 to May 2012. Their clinical features, survival and prognostic factors were analyzed. Results： During a median follow-up period of 39.8 months （5.4-93.0 months）, the median progression-free survival （PFS） was 26.2 months （95% CI：0-65 months） and the 3-year overall survival （OS） rate was 78.4%. Within the whole cohort, the factors significantly associated with a superior PFS were limited stage （stage Ⅰ/Ⅱ）, lactate dehydrogenase （LDH） ≤245 U/L, international prognostic index （IPI） ≤1, primary tumor diameter 〈7.5 cm, and patients who had complete response （CR） and received doxoruhicin-contained chemotherapy （P〈0.05）. There was a trend toward superior outcome for patients who received combined therapy （surgery/ chemotherapy/radiotherapy） （P=0.055）. Patients who had CR, primary tumor diameter 〈7.5 cm and IPI score ≤1 were significantly associated with longer PFS at multivariate analysis. Conclusions： Primary testicular DLBCL had poorer survival. CR, primary tumor diameter and IPI were independent prognostic factors. The combined therapy of orchectomy, doxorubicin-contained chemotherapy and contralateral testicular radiotherapy （RT） seemed to improve survival.     

Prognostic significance of activated cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in primary nodal diffuse large B-cell lymphomas.

Clinical outcome in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) remains unpredictable, despite the identification of clinical prognostic parameters. Here, we investigated in pretreatment biopsies of 70 patients with DLBCL whether numbers of activated cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs), as determined by the percentage of CD3-positive lymphocytes with granzyme B (GrB) expression, have similar prognostic value as found earlier in Hodgkin's lymphoma and anaplastic large-cell lymphoma and whether loss of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-I molecules or expression of the GrB antagonist protease inhibitor 9 (PI9) may explain immune escape from CTL-mediated cell death. Independent of the International Prognostic Index (IPI), the presence of >/=15% activated CTLs was strongly associated with failure to reach complete remission, with a poor progression-free and overall survival time. Downregulation of MHC-I light- and/or heavy-chain expression was found in 41% of interpretable cases and in 19 of 56 interpretable cases PI9 expression was detected. We conclude that a high percentage of activated CTLs is a strong, IPI independent, indicator for an unfavorable clinical outcome in patients with primary nodal DLBCL. Although in part of DLBCL expression of PI9 and loss of MHC-I expression was found, providing a possible immune-escape mechanism in these cases, no correlation with clinical outcome was found.